The Complete Poetical Works of John Milton: With Life of the Author and Dr. Channing's Essay on the Poetical Genius of MiltonMilner & Sowerby, 1865 - 537 pages |
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... thought , imbued thoroughly with all ancient and modern learning , and able to master , to mould , to impregnate with his own intellectual power , his great and various acqui- sitions . He had not learned the superficial doctrine of a ...
... thought , imbued thoroughly with all ancient and modern learning , and able to master , to mould , to impregnate with his own intellectual power , his great and various acqui- sitions . He had not learned the superficial doctrine of a ...
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... thought . Let such remem- ber that mind is in its own nature diffusive . Its object is the universe , which is strictly one , or bound together by infinite connexions and cor- respondences ; and , accordingly , its natural progress is ...
... thought . Let such remem- ber that mind is in its own nature diffusive . Its object is the universe , which is strictly one , or bound together by infinite connexions and cor- respondences ; and , accordingly , its natural progress is ...
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... thought , and throw new light on the myste- ries of our being . In poetry the letter is falsehood , but the spirit is often profoundest wisdom . And if truth thus dwells in the boldest fictions of the poet , much more may it be expected ...
... thought , and throw new light on the myste- ries of our being . In poetry the letter is falsehood , but the spirit is often profoundest wisdom . And if truth thus dwells in the boldest fictions of the poet , much more may it be expected ...
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... thought of jealousy and shame , who , ' imparadised in one another's arms , ' scarce dream of futurity , so blessed ... thoughts which wander through eternity . ' Still , there are times , when the spirit , op- press'd with pain , worn ...
... thought of jealousy and shame , who , ' imparadised in one another's arms , ' scarce dream of futurity , so blessed ... thoughts which wander through eternity . ' Still , there are times , when the spirit , op- press'd with pain , worn ...
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... thoughts and counsels , equal hope And hazard in the glorious enterprize , Join'd with me once , now misery hath join'd In equal ruin : into what pit thou seest From what height fall'n , so much the stronger proved He with his thunder ...
... thoughts and counsels , equal hope And hazard in the glorious enterprize , Join'd with me once , now misery hath join'd In equal ruin : into what pit thou seest From what height fall'n , so much the stronger proved He with his thunder ...
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